Fishers, sometimes called “fisher cats,” are members of the mustelid family, which also includes weasels, badgers, and otters. The siblings were in a stand of trees in Cohasset that were cut ...

While fishers are commonly called "fisher cats," their DNA put them firmly in the same family as weasels. The misnomer is only one of many misunderstandings about the animal that MassWildlife ...

As well as defining and securing fields, stones walls also became a lasting habitat for animals and birds. While a stoat and a wren make poor bedfellows, strangely, the favourite resting place of both ...

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Crows and ravens are often confused with each other. In comparison, there are enough similarities in physical features and terminology to believe that these birds are, in fact, the same. However, when ...

Let us imagine you are reading an essay by Annie Dillard, a famous essayist, called “Living like Weasels.” Students are drawn to it because the idea of the essay appeals to something personally ...

Apr. 25, 2025 — Strong methods do exist for measuring animal movement in the context of energy expenditure, but these are limited by the physical size of the equipment used. Now, in a paper ...